The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-31
BASE BALL.
New England League.
LowELLs TOMORROW.


The Portlands will play the Lowells to-
city. There is very great interest taken in
this game, as the Lowells are very strong
club, and the Portlands are determined to
wipe out their defeat at Lowell. To use a
base ball phrase, there will be a cloud over
the moon when these clubs meet The game
will be called at 3 o'clock. The Lowells play
here again Thursday.
PoRTLANDs, 8; BOSTON BLUES, 8.
There were 1900 people present at the game
yesterday forenoon between the Boston
Blues and Portlands. The game was one of
the most interesting Of the season; the only
thing in it to mar the good effect was the dis
gusting kicking of Capt. Gardner. He is
without exception the most disagreeable and
ungentlemanly player ever seen on the Port
land grounds, and the Boston papers should
devote their columns to correcting him in
stead Of whaling away at players who are
absent from games. He acted like a child,
and even his own players had to turn their
heads and smile. The remarks that some of
his best players made to tile spectators re-
garding him were anything but compli-
mentary. After being struck out on four as
good balls as were ever pitched, he turned
around and abused the umpire talking
worse to him than the Herald ever accused
Mr.. Spence Of talking. The Blues had Clare
or Burns on the score card for pitcher, with
Moolic for catcher. Clare pitched and Moolic
went to right field, Morgan Murphy catching.
The Portlands put in Small, although the
card called for either Clarkson or Quinn.
The Blues took the lead in the first inning,
and kept it until the seventh The Port
lands hit harder and oftener, but hard luck
and a succession Of close decisions, all
against them, kept them behind. The Blues
got only eight with a total of nine hits of
Small, and three of them were made in the
ninth inning. The Blues secured two runs
in the first on two hits and a dropped fly by
Dutfey, one in the second on two-bagger by
Jordan and couple of wild pitches, one in
the fifth on two hits, steal and put out,
and one In the ninth by Moolic. who was hit
by Small, and went around on hits.
The Portlands were blanked in the first,
but got a run in the second ON two-bagger
by'Davin, which would have been good for
three bases If he hadn't slipped down at
first, and a hit by Duffey. Another was
added in the third by Dickerson, who hit
safe, stole second and came home on Schoe-
neek's hit. They did not ssore again till the
sixth, when Lufbery got his base on balls
went to second on SmalPs hit took third on
put out, and came home on a hit. The
score at the beginning of the seventh was
to 5 in favor of the Blues, and things were
getting interesting The first two men al
the bat went out and then Schoeneek made
a long hit to left field for two bases, and
Duffey brought him in a moment later on
another long hit to centre field for two bases
also. The two runs the Blues made In the
first were due to Duffey's error, but he made
1t up by thus tieing the score, having brought
in one run previousto it. He took third OF
an attempt to put out Lufbery at first and
came in on wild throw. This gave the
Portlands lead. which they held The nexl
inning Andrus started off with groundel
to right field, and Dickerson sent him rOunC
the bases moment later with his first hom,
run on the Portland grounds: 1t was a Ions
one over right field fence. This ratified th'
Blues a little, and Hatfield took first on
wild throw by Sheehan, stole second, wen
to third ON passed ball and came home on
tumble by Gardner of Moolic's throw
Thayer took first on tumble by Burns
went to second on passed ball, took thirC
on put out and scored ON Schoeneck's hit
This ended the run-getting.
The feature OF the game was a catch of
foul fly by Hatfield. It was one Of the pref
tiest ever made on the grounds, and he ha,
to run to the fence, nearly, to get it. Dicker
son also made good catch of Manning's fly
DAWN was terror to Clare in batting, an,
in the third, after he had put two foul fly
over the left field fence, the young pitche
| did the baby. trick and gave him his base ol
balls. For the Blues, Morgan Murphy di
some good throwing to second base, and
Gardner had had basket he might have pu
out one or two more there. Bradley made
| good catch in left field of Andrus' fly TIL
! Portlands suffered in the first half of tn
| game by several close decisions which Mars
den gave to the Blues and each one counte
heavy for them, too. Marsden showed a dc
sire to judge fairly, but was unfortunate i
| having so many close decisions. Followin
| il the scorp.